Around town in East County

Quilt show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Lemon Grove Masonic Center, 2590 Main St. More than 100 quilts will be on display from the Kaleidoscope Quilt Guild. There will also be refreshments, a kids table and boutique. Admission is free. Information: kaleidoscopequiltguild.com.

Home composting workshop: 10 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon. Learn the basics of composting, how to compost with worms and how to save water. Registration requested. Information: (760) 436-7986 ext. 225 or thegarden.org.

Workshop: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon. Learn about “Hillside Gardening” with Connie Beck, and how to make the most of gardening on a slope. Topics include erosion control, proper plant choices and terracing. Cost is $25. Information: (619) 660-0614 or thegarden.org.

Animal adoption center open house and tour: 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Greyhound Adoption Center, 4821 Dehesa Road, El Cajon. Tour the kennel and meet some of the greyhounds and the center’s volunteers. Free. Information: (877) 478-8364 or houndsavers.org.

Pumpkin express: 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and 16 at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, state Route 94 and Forest Gate Road, Campo. Take a train ride to the pumpkin patch, tour the haunted train and pick a pumpkin and decorate it. This event continues each weekend through Oct. 30. Cost is $5 to $15. Information: (619) 465-7776 or psrm.org.

Alley Cat art festival: 5 to 10 p.m. Oct. 14 between East Main Street and Rea Avenue in El Cajon. St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center. This annual festival will feature art and businesses from around the county, including original work by adult artists with developmental disabilities. There will also be wine tasting, live entertainment, classic car show, food, vendors. Admission is free for the festival and $20 to $25 for the wine tasting. Information: (619) 442-5129 or stmsc.org.

Community events

Theater performance: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14, and 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Stagehouse Theatre at Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is a mystery and romantic comedy about a woman who answers the cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. Tickets are $12. Information: (619) 644-7234 or grossmont.edu/theatrebrochure.